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New investigation results, ‘Successful pregnancy by insemination of spermatozoa in a woman with a human seminal plasma allergy: should in vitro fertilization be considered first,’ are detailed in a study published in Fertility and Sterility. "To raise the possibility that pregnancy can be obtained by assisted reproductive techniques in patients with human seminal plasma allergy. [...]

A report, ‘Factors associated with virological response to etravirine in nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-experienced HIV-1-infected patients,’ is newly published data in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. "To identify factors associated with virological response (VR) to an etravirine (ETR)-based regimen, 243 patients previously treated with nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) were studied. The impact of baseline HIV-1 [...]

Investigators publish new data in the report ‘Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome is frequently due to premature stop codons in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene: an international collaborative report of 13 new mutations.’ According to recent research published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, "To confirm the clinical diagnosis of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome [...]

Fresh data on nuclear medicine are presented in the report ‘Leukocyte SPECT/CT for detecting infection of left-ventricular-assist devices: preliminary results.’ "We report our experience with using integrated molecular and anatomic hybrid imaging to assess infection in patients who have a left-ventricular-assist device (LVAD). Thirteen (99m)Tc-exametazime-leukocyte planar and SPECT/CT scans were obtained for 8 consecutive patients [...]

"In the prospective, randomized, multicenter APOMYGRE trial conducted in France, concentration-controlled mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) dosing based on mycophenolic acid (MPA) exposure significantly reduced the treatment failure and acute rejection during the first posttransplantation year compared with fixed-dose MMF. This analysis investigated the cost effectiveness of dose individualization," scientists in Limoges, France report (see also Mycophenolate [...]

Investigators publish new data in the report ‘Long-term outcome of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for obesity hypoventilation syndrome.’ "Few data are available on the long-term outcome of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) for obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). This study was designed to determine long-term survival, treatment adherence, and prognostic factors in patients with OHS in [...]

TORONTO – A doctor may have misdiagnosed patients in southern Ontario partly because she had cataracts that blurred her vision, a newly released document suggests.Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor, Ont., apparently caught four of the errors attributed to pathologist Dr. Olive Williams before any harm was done, but two patients were not so lucky, according [...]

Researchers detail in ‘Does eccentric endurance training improve walking capacity in patients with coronary artery disease? A randomized controlled pilot study,’ new data in heart disease. According to recent research from Dijon, France, "To examine the effect of eccentric endurance training on exercise capacities in patients with coronary artery disease. Randomized parallel group controlled study.""Cardiac [...]

Current study results from the report, ‘Real three-dimensional assessment of left atrial and left atrial appendage volumes by 64-slice spiral computed tomography in individuals with or without cardiovascular disease,’ have been published. According to recent research from France, "Left atrial (LA) volume is a prognosis factor of cardiovascular morbidity in patients with cardiovascular disease (CD). [...]

Researchers detail in ‘Late-onset ankylosing spondylitis and spondylarthritis: an update on clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis and pharmacological therapies,’ new data in pharmacological. According to recent research published in the journal Drugs & Aging, "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and spondylarthritis (SpA) are generally observed in young male patients but can be diagnosed in the elderly. These cases [...]